Windows Server 2008 R2 Vulnerability with SP1

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 has a vulnerability, that cause Remote Desktop connection issues. Microsoft has released a Security Update (KB2667401) to resolve this issue. I have tested this and it works perfectly.

Windows Management Intrumentation (WMI)

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification.

Check whether WMI Repository is working?

1. Start -> Run -> "wbemtext.exe"
2. type the host name and confirm whether its working properly. (\\hostname\root\cimv2)\

Microsoft SysInternals Suite

This is a super tool to do your troublshooting stuff.

Eg: If you need to run any installation files remotly to a host, you can do the following.

1. Download the Microsoft SysInternals Suite from the Microsoft site
2. Extract the files to a path (D:\SysInternal\)
3. Open the command prompt ( Run as Administrator)
4. locate the "PSExec.exe" with the remote client UNC path and switch to cmd
("D:\Sysinernals\PSExec.exe \\client1.abc.com cmd")
5. After conenction gets established run the package file using a quite instalaltion method
(c:\FepInstall\FepInstall.exe quite)

Note: Check the Task Manager of the Remote PC for the running process to cross check

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Backup

Use the following best practice for backing up Active Directory Domain Service: -

# Store OS files, AD Database (Ntds.dir) and SYSVOL on seperate volumes.# Use System Stae regular backup for Domain controllers.# Backups can be created on a dedicated External or Internal volume drive

Steps: -

*To create a System State Backup and store it store it on volume D, type:wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backupTarget:d:

KMS Server Guide

Key Management service is a server which distributes windows 7 and Windows server 2008 activation licence from a centralized location.

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